Burnsey
Active member
It's a 50 degree club
Mine is UW, some stamp it GW, others AW.
Mine is UW, some stamp it GW, others AW.
Set Wedges or Specialist Wedges?
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Bratty
Princess Pouty (Queen of Fish Lips)
And that answer is the one I've been waiting for.
If it's a confidence thing, then go for S159s, but try swapping the AW first, as previously recommended.
Go for the loft gaps in your first post, or go with Bob's suggestion and drop one.
You may need to consider a different grind on the AW and the PW, because you may deliver the club differently on full shots with them.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Recently I've been using driver, 3-wood and two hybrids.
My 9 irons have been 21°, 24°, 28°, 32°, 36°, 40° and then 45°, 50°, 57°
When we get more run on the fairways I might drop one of the bigger bats and use 10 irons that are
21°, 24°, 27°, 30.5°, 34°, 38°, 42° and then 46°, 52°, 58°. This narrows the gaps in the mid-range and more loft at the shorter end for when the greens firm up a bit.
I don't care much for the words or names. If the lofted clubs work for you - use 'em.
My 9 irons have been 21°, 24°, 28°, 32°, 36°, 40° and then 45°, 50°, 57°
When we get more run on the fairways I might drop one of the bigger bats and use 10 irons that are
21°, 24°, 27°, 30.5°, 34°, 38°, 42° and then 46°, 52°, 58°. This narrows the gaps in the mid-range and more loft at the shorter end for when the greens firm up a bit.
I don't care much for the words or names. If the lofted clubs work for you - use 'em.
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Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
Had always played stock wedge (46ish) then 52/58 and was fine with this. New srixons last year had the wedge at 43* so I had to put a 48* wedge in to gap fill. I reckon it’s the most used wedge from my 48/52/58 set up.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Anything less lofted than around 50 degree I do not think of as a wedge even if it says something like PW on the bottom.
To me it is more important that clubs with less than 50 degrees of loft match the rest of the iron set as these are 'distance' clubs.
To me it is more important that clubs with less than 50 degrees of loft match the rest of the iron set as these are 'distance' clubs.
Teebs
Newbie
I have the i230 PW and UW, then Ping Glide 54°. I use the UW an awful lot, full shots from 110 and then half / Q shots from 110 to around 70y.
Hard to give advice as much of it depends on what club you use for what sort of shots.
My usual preference is to hit a more controlled wedge shot as opposed to full 100% swing.
Get the 50° S159 and go from there.
Hard to give advice as much of it depends on what club you use for what sort of shots.
My usual preference is to hit a more controlled wedge shot as opposed to full 100% swing.
Get the 50° S159 and go from there.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
My take is that if you use your Gap/U/A wedge for chipping more than full shots then a specialist wedge is probably a better way to go - getting the right bounce and grind will make things easier.
On the other hand if you mainly use it for fuller shots then the "set" G/A/U wedge might serve a better purpose.
On the other hand if you mainly use it for fuller shots then the "set" G/A/U wedge might serve a better purpose.
I have dropped my gap wedge for a 2i and i feel i have had much more consistent scores than having an extra wedge.
I now have a bag set up of Mizuno Driver
Callaway paradym 3 wood
TM M2 5 wood
Srixon zu65 2i
Ping S59 3-PW
Vokey SM8 58*
I now have a bag set up of Mizuno Driver
Callaway paradym 3 wood
TM M2 5 wood
Srixon zu65 2i
Ping S59 3-PW
Vokey SM8 58*
bobmac
Major Champion
Interesting how you have the 5 wood and a 2 iron.
Is that for different ball flights...5 wood for high and 2 iron for low?
And also the 11 deg gap between your 2 wedges when many seems to be going for 4 or 6 deg gaps
Burnsey
Active member
Played today and purposely used the UW (50 degree) for more than a full 100 yard shot.
I'd usually automatically go to my 54 degree wedge from 80 down and around the green, being comfortable with it. 58 is bunkers and when I have to get over anything 'scary'.
It worked well for chips, getting close to the hole most times, so I'll keep on using it more and see how it goes.
I'd usually automatically go to my 54 degree wedge from 80 down and around the green, being comfortable with it. 58 is bunkers and when I have to get over anything 'scary'.
It worked well for chips, getting close to the hole most times, so I'll keep on using it more and see how it goes.
Yes it is.
My short game has actually improved since i dropped my gap wedge. I can play most shots with my PW for me not to need a GW.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Nope. AW stands for approach wedge and sits between the PW and GW. They've only come to exist with the advent of extremely strong-lofted irons.
Arthur Wedge
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PaulMdj
Well-known member
Taylormade Stealth Irons are PW, AW, then SW, the AW is also known as the Gap Wedge.
Really depends on the brand.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
And it all depends on the brand
TM and Titlest have PW ar 46 and GW at 50
A GW was introduced to “gap” the difference between a PW and SW
Some brands have an AW to gap the difference between a PW and a SW
So as @Bratty said an AW can also be a GW
Orikoru
Tour Winner
My bad I guess. I didn't realise Callaway were unusual on this.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
AW also know in some parts as an attack wedge.
On my Taylormade set, the AW was classed as an Attacking Wedge, sadly broke the head on a tree root
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
On my Taylormade set, the AW was classed as an Attacking Wedge, sadly broke the head on a tree root
Attack Wedge: the bark is worse than the bite!
